STAND. COM. REP. NO.  625-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2492

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2492 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect homebuyers by requiring property restrictions or conditions of use to be included in a seller's disclosure statement.

     The Hawaii Association of REALTORS and the Hawaii Legislative Action Committee of the Community Associations Institute testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2492 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair